Serge Gainsbourg was a French singer, songwriter, pianist, film composer, poet, painter, screenwriter, writer, actor, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French popular music, he was renowned for his often provocative and scandalous releases, as well as his diverse artistic output, which embodied genres ranging from jazz, mambo, world, chanson, pop and yé-yé, to rock and roll, progressive rock, reggae, electronic, disco, new wave, and funk. Gainsbourg's varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize although his legacy has been firmly established and he is often regarded as one of the world's most influential popular musicians.
Known For
Pasha
(1968)
Serge Gainsbourg (uncredited)
Whitney: Can I Be Me
(2017)
Himself (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Public Speaking
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Freedom
(1969)
M. Drugstore
Jane B. for Agnès V.
(1988)
Self
Full Filmography
Acting
Come Dance with Me!
(1959)
Léon, le photographe, associé d'Anita
The Revolt of the Slaves
(1960)
Corvino
Samson
(1961)
Warkalla
The Fury of Hercules
(1962)
Menistus
Strip-Tease
(1963)
le pianiste/ Pianist
L'inconnue de Hong Kong
(1963)
Jean le pianiste
Teuf-teuf
(1963)
The Gardener of Argenteuil
(1966)
Patrick Gérard
Carré de dames pour un as
(1966)
Man Asking for a Lighter (uncredited)
Anna
(1967)
L'ami de Serge
The Looters
(1967)
Clyde
The Unknown Man of Shandigor
(1967)
le chef des Chauves
All Mad About Him
(1967)
Pasha
(1968)
Serge Gainsbourg (uncredited)
Love in the Night
(1968)
Mathieu
Spécial Bardot
(1968)
Self
The Marriage Came Tumbling Down
(1968)
Rémy
Mr. Freedom
(1969)
M. Drugstore
Paris Does Not Exist
(1969)
Laurent
Katmandu
(1969)
Ted
Slogan
(1969)
Serge
Erotissimo
(1969)
l'individu dragueur au cinéma
Cannabis
(1970)
Serge Morgan
The Rage of War
(1971)
Mornar
Melody
(1971)
L'homme
Histoire de Melody Nelson
(1971)
L'homme
Romance of a Horsethief
(1971)
Sigmund
Seduction Squad
(1972)
Albert
The Day the Clown Cried
(1972)
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes
(1973)
Police Inspector
Serious as Pleasure
(1975)
L'inconnu du lac
I Love All of You
(1980)
Simon
Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment
(1980)
Reporters
(1981)
Self
Droit de Réponse
(1981)
Self
The Big Pardon
(1982)
Self (uncredited)
Charlotte for Ever
(1986)
Stan
Jane B. for Agnès V.
(1988)
Self
Le Zenith de Gainsbourg
(1989)
Himself
Gainsbourg... Le Zénith - Live
(1990)
Stan the Flasher
(1990)
Un ami de David (uncredited)
In and Out of Fashion
(1998)
Self (archive footage)
De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
Gainsbourg... Casino de Paris 1986
(2001)
himself
Jane Birkin... Mother of All Babes
(2003)
Himself (archive footage)
Serge Gainsbourg – D'autres nouvelles des étoiles
(2005)
Le Monde de Gaston Rebuffat
(2009)
Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Public Speaking
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Souvenirs of Serge
(2011)
Self
Gainsbourg by Gainsbourg: An Intimate Self Portrait
(2012)
Himself (archive footage)
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
(2012)
Self (archive footage)
Whitney: Can I Be Me
(2017)
Himself (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Jane Birkin - Alcaline le Concert
(2017)
Self
Gainsbourg, art(s) et essai(s)
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Serge Gainsbourg, entre les murs
(2018)
Serge Gainsbourg
Jane Birkin: Simply an Icon
(2019)
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
L'affaire Matzneff
(2020)
(archive footage)
Anna Karina, Remember
(2020)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
La Story de Serge Gainsbourg : Le Punchliner
(2021)
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg, les meilleures chansons
(2021)
Jane by Charlotte
(2022)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Sound
The Wolves in the Sheepfold
(1960)
Original Music Composer
A Game for Six Lovers
(1960)
Music
Dans le vent
(1963)
Original Music Composer
Strip-Tease
(1963)
Music
How Do You Like My Sister?
(1964)
Music
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
(1964)
Music, Main Title Theme Composer, and Theme Song Performance
The Defector
(1966)
Original Music Composer
The Gardener of Argenteuil
(1966)
Original Music Composer
Carré de dames pour un as
(1966)
Music
If I Were a Spy
(1967)
Music
The Unknown Man of Shandigor
(1967)
Music Editor
The Other One
(1967)
Original Music Composer
All Mad About Him
(1967)
Original Music Composer
Anna
(1967)
Original Music Composer
Horizon
(1967)
Music
Pasha
(1968)
Original Music Composer
Manon 70
(1968)
Music
The Marriage Came Tumbling Down
(1968)
Original Music Composer
Mr. Freedom
(1969)
Original Music Composer
Katmandu
(1969)
Music
Slogan
(1969)
Original Music Composer
Paris Does Not Exist
(1969)
Original Music Composer
The Horse
(1970)
Original Music Composer
Cannabis
(1970)
Original Music Composer
The Rage of War
(1971)
Original Music Composer
Melody
(1971)
Original Music Composer
Sex Shop
(1972)
Original Music Composer
Seduction Squad
(1972)
Original Music Composer
Private Screening
(1973)
Original Music Composer
I Love You, I Don't
(1976)
Original Music Composer
Madame Claude
(1977)
Music
Emmanuelle 3
(1977)
Music
French Fried Vacation
(1978)
Original Music Composer
Melancoly Baby
(1979)
Original Music Composer
I Love All of You
(1980)
Original Music Composer
Equator
(1983)
Original Music Composer
Mode in France
(1985)
Music
Ménage
(1986)
Original Music Composer
Charlotte for Ever
(1986)
Original Music Composer
Stan the Flasher
(1990)
Original Music Composer
Elisa
(1995)
Original Music Composer
Belle & Sebastian: The Black Sessions
(1998)
Music
Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth
(2020)
Music
Ballade de Melody Nelson
(2021)
Music
La Chanson de Prévert
(2021)
Music
Writing
Anna
(1967)
Writer
Melody
(1971)
Writer
I Love You, I Don't
(1976)
Author
Equator
(1983)
Writer
Charlotte for Ever
(1986)
Writer
Stan the Flasher
(1990)
Writer
Belle & Sebastian: The Black Sessions
(1998)
Lyricist
Crew
Directing